does any one know of any abody clubs in downey CA

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cesar.r.burgos

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any one know of any car clubs in the downey or los angeles area ? mostly want to get in touch with other a body owners here in LA
 
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My club is Inland Mopars Car Club if you're looking for an all Mopar club. Our membership ranges from Los Angeles to Long Beach to Moreno Valley to Twin Peaks in the mountains. We meet in Rancho Cucamonga the 1st Sunday of each month. PM me if you want more info. Also, PM me and let me know exactly what you're looking for in a club and I can maybe give you some more info.
There's also CPW in the San Fernando Valley, South Bay Mopars around the LAX area, Mopar Unlimited centered in the Orange County area, and Antelope Valley Mopars.
 
Downey. Great city. Back in the days of some serious crusing Downey was right in the middle to all the go to hot spots.
 
H-Pattern said:
Downey. Great city. Back in the days of some serious crusing Downey was right in the middle to all the go to hot spots.
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Yeah, cruisers went to Harvey's Broiler in Downey. Racers went to Bob's Big Boy on Whittier Blvd. in Whittier. I did my cruisin' on Whittier Blvd. back then.
BTW, Harvey's Broiler is still open but is now a Bob's Big Boy.

This project was the winner the prestigious Presidents Award for historic preservation from the Los Angeles Conservancy. The Bob’s Big Boy property was once home to Harvey’s Broiler and then Johnie’s Broiler, two Downey drive-in/diner institutions. The original building for the Broiler, as it is called, was one of the best examples of the Googie-style midcentury modern architecture. This building has been unanimously nominated to the California Register of Historic Places.
In 2007, the former Harvey’s and Johnies Broiler building was almost completely demolished without a building permit or legally-required environmental clearance. The City of Downey partnered with a southern California Bob’s Big Boy franchisee to reconstruct the former Johnie’s Broiler building using the original building plans used to construct Harvey’s Broiler. Additionally, many unique and character-defining elements of the original building were reused to construct the new Bob’s Big Boy/Broiler building. The vision and determination of Jim Louder’s Bob’s Big Boy team cannot be understated. The City of Downey invested approximately $900,000 in this project, which resulted in the reconstruction of an important and culturally significant Downey icon and the creation of a new and thriving Bob’s Big Boy in Downey.
 

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I remember when it was being tore down and all hell broke loose. I thought it was gone for good. I get back to So. Cal now and then. I will stop by the old stomping grounds by way of Belflower Blvd.
Thanks for the info.
 

Come up to a Chrysler Performance West meeting in January on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 7:30pm. (no Dec meeting).

Our meetings are the 2nd Sundays of the month and start at 7:30 p.m. They are held at the Granada Hills Community Hall, 16916 San Fernando Mission Blvd., located in the shopping mall on the southeast corner of Balboa Blvd. and San Fernando Mission Blvd. 118 fwy. exit south on Balboa, Cross San Fernando Mission, left into mall rear access alley behind businesses. Park in recessed lot on left side.
 
OC,thanks for the post on the Broiler.My friends parents cruised the Bellflower circuit in the late 50s.Cool stuff.
 
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